November 23, 2009

A climb of 15 minutes from Turin leads up to the Monte dei Cappuccini (240m) and the church of Santa Maria del Monte. Built in 1584 to a design by the architect Ascanio Vitozzi, the church adjoins a still-working Capuchin convent.

November 12, 2009

November 7, 2009

I often travel the Val di Susa (Susa Valley) and I can't help noticing more and more NO TAV signs.
The readers who are not interested in the NO TAV question will perhaps look upon these photographs as curious images.

NO TAV is a movement of the population of the valley against the construction of a railway line of high-speed train (TAV) Turin - Lyon, in the construction of the so-called Corridor 5 that should connect across eastern Europe (beginning from Kiev), with the major cities of western Europe (including Turin, Marseille, Barcelona to Lisbon).

November 3, 2009

From the village of Oulx (1127m, Piedmont) you can reach the tower walking through a nice lane. The battlemented tower was part of the ancient Dauphin Castle the late evidences of which go back to 1499.

Where have the flowers gone?

Where have all the flowers gone,long time passing?Where have all the flowers gone,long time ago?Where have all the flowers gone?Gone to young girls, every one!When will they ever learn,when will they ever learn?Where have all the young girls gone,long time passing?Where have all the young girls gone,long time ago?Where have all the young girls gone?Gone to young men, every one!When will they ever learn,when will they ever learn?Where have all the young men gone,long time passing?Where have all the young men gone,long time ago?Where have all the young men gone?Gone to soldiers, every one!When will they ever learn,when will they ever learn?And where have all the soldiers gone,long time passing?Where have all the soldiers gone,long time ago?Where have all the soldiers gone?Gone to graveyards, every one!When will they ever learn,when will they ever learn?And where have all the graveyards gone,long time passing?Where have all the graveyards gone,long time ago?Where have all the graveyards gone?Gone to flowers, every one!When will they ever learn,oh when will they ever learn?Where have all the flowers gone?Long time passing?Where have all the flowers gone?Long time ago?Where have all the flowers gone?Young girls picked them, every one.Oh, when will they ever learn?Oh, when will they ever learn?